Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering

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Beschreibung

This book takes steps to develop a philosophy of engineering not to promote an ideology for engineering but to stimulate critical reflection among engineers and non-engineers alike about our engineering lifeworld.

Über den Autor

Carl Mitcham is international professor of philosophy of technology at Renmin University in Beijing, China, and professor emeritus of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at Colorado School of Mines. He is the author of numerous books on philosophy and technology, including Steps toward a Philosophy of Engineering.
Jim Grote (d. 2013) was development officer for Boys' Haven and taught business ethics and philosophy in the Louisville, Kentucky, region. He is the author of Medieval Literacy and, with John McGeeney, Clever as Serpents: Business Ethics and Office Politics.
Levi Checketts is assistant professor of religion and philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is currently working on a book on AI epistemology and the option for the poor.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments

Fragments in Search of an Introduction:
Remarks on Engineering as a Theme in Philosophy
[Introduction]
Emergence
Dual Contexts: West and East
Engineering Studies
American Initiatives
Engineering in Words
Philosophy and Engineering
Engineering Is Everywhere
Aspirations

Part One

1. Science, Technology, Engineering, and the Military
[Introduction]
Observations from History
Historico-Philosophical Background
After World War II in the United States
Military Embeds with Philosophy of Engineering
Conclusion
Addendum: Re-Engineering Warfare

2. Ethics into Design
[Introduction]
On the Existence of Design
On the Social Dimensions of Modern Design
On the Ethics of Designing
Two Versions of an Ethics in Design
Notes toward an Inner Ethics of Design
Notes

3. The Importance of Philosophy to Engineering
[Introduction]
1. Self-Defense and Philosophy
2. Self-Interest and Philosophy
3. Excursus: Three Questions
4. Engineering and Ethics
5. Beyond Applied Et

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781786611277
ISBN-10:	1786611279
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mitcham, Carl
Hersteller:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 27 mm
Von/Mit:	Carl Mitcham
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.12.2019
Gewicht:	0,751 kg